Then, within those tags, you define what data you want to get displayed by placing data type tags within the {article} and {/article} tags. For instance, to show only the title of article with id 123, you can do:

{article 123}{title}{/article}

You can choose from these data types:

{text} the entire text: introtext+fulltext

{readmore} a read more link)

{url} the url to the article)

{link}...{/link} open and close tag to add a link of the article to any other text or tags

{introtext}

{fulltext} the text part below the read more bar

{id}

{title}

{tags} the tags attached to the article
Pro only

or any other data available (must match the column name in the database)

Multiple articles
Pro only

The PRO version also supports an {articles} tag to output the data of multiple articles. You can simply give a comma separated list of article titles, aliases or ids of the desired articles.

This will output the title and text of the 3 articles defined in the {articles} tag:

{articles Some Article,another-article,123}{title}

{text}{/articles}

Articles by category

You can display multiple articles by their category.

All you need to do is place cat: before the list of categories

You can use the titles, aliases or ids of the desired categories.

This will output the title and text of all articles of the defined categories in the {articles} tag:

{articles cat:Some Category,another-cat,12}{title}{text}{/articles}

Articles by tags

You can display multiple articles by their tags.

All you need to do is place tag: before the list of tag names

This will output the titles of all articles that have the tag Foo 1 or Bar 2:

{articles tag:Foo 1,Bar 2}{title}
{/articles}

Wildcards

You can use the * wildcard to match articles, categories or tags by only a part of it.

This will output the titles of all articles that have a title/alias starting with foo:

{articles foo*}{title}{/articles}

This will output the titles of all articles that have a title/alias containing foobar:

{articles *foobar*}{title}{/articles}

This will output the titles of all articles in categories that have a title/alias ending in bar:

{articles cat:*bar}{title}{/articles}

This will output the titles of all articles that have a tag containing foobar:

{articles tag:*foobar*}{title}{/articles}

Article Limit/Range

By default Articles Anywhere will show all articles of the given categories or tags.

Example: list of linked titles of series of articles
Pro only

Settings

Articles Anywhere is packed with options, giving you control over how it works and behaves. Here is the full list of the options you can find in the Articles Anywhere system plugin settings:

Tag Syntax

Article tag

The word to be used in the tags.

Note: If you change this, all existing tags will not work anymore.

Articles tag

The word to be used in the tags for multiple articles.

Note: If you change this, all existing tags will not work anymore.

Behaviour

Default Maximum Articles

Define the default maximum articles to return when using categories in the articles tag. Set to 0 or leave empty for no limit.

Article Field to Order By

Define the default article ordering field when using categories in the articles tag.

Ordering Direction

Select the direction you would like Articles to be ordered by.

Ignore Article Access Level

If selected, the article access level selection will be ignored.

Ignore Article State

If selected, unpublished articles will still be placed by the tag.

Use Ellipsis

If enabled, an ellipsis (...) will be added to the end of texts that are limited to a number of characters/words.

Place HTML comments

By default HTML comments are placed arround the output of this extension.

These comments can help you troubleshooting when you don't get the output you expect.

If you prefer to not have these comments in your HTML output, turn this option off.

Security OptionsPro only

Articles

These settings have effect on Articles and Categories.

Enable in articles

Select whether to enable the use of the syntax in articles.

Security Level

Set the level of security. Articles Anywhere tags will be stripped from articles with an owner (creator) below this group level.

Components

These settings have effect on the component area.You can select in which components Articles Anywhere should not be enabled. Advise is to not allow Articles Anywhere in components that non-backend users can post content in.

Enable in components

Select whether to enable the use of the syntax in components.

Disable on Components

Select in which components NOT to enable the use of the syntax in. This is a list of your installed frontend components.

Other Areas

These settings have effect on areas outside the component area (so in Modules and the rest of the website).

Enable other areas

Select whether to enable the use of the syntax in all remaining areas, like the modules. The tag will not be handled/shown in the html head (META tags and such).

Editor Button Options

Button Text

This text will be shown in the Editor Button.

Show Button IconJoomla! 2 only

If selected, the icon will be displayed in the Editor Button.

Enable in frontend

If enabled, it will also be available in the frontend.

Default Data Tag settings

Set the default values of the Data Tag selections for the Articles Anywhere popup

Enable Title Tag

Select to insert the {title} tag by default

Enable Text Tag

Select to insert one of the Text tags by default

Text Type

Select which text type to use.All text = Intro + Full text

Maximum text length

Set the number of characters to trim the text to (html tags are not counted). Set to 0 or leave empty to disable trimming.

02-Dec-2014 : v3.7.2

25-Nov-2014 : v3.7.1

# Fixed issue with error about nnFile on installation on some setups
# Fixed issue with surrounding p tags being stripped when they shouldn't
# PRO Fixed issues with duplicate rows in update_sites table

01-Nov-2014 : v3.7.0

+ PRO Added ability to output images from article content with {image-1}, {image-2} tags
+ PRO Added ability to use first/last values in the if tags
+ PRO Added ability to use the count in the if tags
+ PRO Added ability to use {elseif:...} tags in if statements
^ Refactored code
# Fixed issue with plugin not being run over introtext/fulltext on onContentPrepare event
# Fixed issue with plugin not working on jDownloads frontend view
# Fixed issue with surrounding p and div tags not being handled correctly in some cases
# PRO Fixed issue with not being able to check text in if tags

11-Apr-2014 : v3.5.1

+ Added ability to place more than just one condition in the if tags
+ Added translations: id-ID
+ PRO Added ability to override the ignore_state, ignore_access and ignore_language settings from the {articles} tag
^ Replaced the eval function with ob functions
# Fixed issue with urls not being correct when using non-default languages
# PRO Fixed issue with edit tag not working correctly for K2 items
# PRO Fixed issue with error about K2HelperPermissions when using k2

09-Oct-2013 : v3.2.1

+ Added translations: cs-CZ, da-DK, sr-RS
! J3 Removed unused 'Enable ID tag' option
^ Changed javascript minification to use Google Closure
^ Made readmore text listen to show_readmore_title and readmore_limit config settings
^ Updated translations: ar-AA, ar-SA, de-DE, ja-JP
# Fixed issue with comparisons in if statements not working correctly when text has spaces
# Fixed issue with html in if tag not being decoded
# Fixed issue with links to the main article in the included article not working
# Fixed issue with opening tags not being converted on some setups
# Fixed issue with tags not being handled when site has invalid html structure
# Fixed issue with tags sometimes appearing in title tags and title attributes

13-Jul-2012 : v2.3.1

09-Jul-2012 : v2.3.0

+ PRO Added ability to set the offset when using categories in the articles tag
+ PRO Added option to set the maximum number of articles to return when using categories in the articles tag
^ Updated translations: nl-NL, zh-TW

08-Oct-2011 : v1.13.1

08-Oct-2011 : v1.13.0

^ Cleaned up some code (like no more use of DS)
^ Improved installer
^ Moved translation language files to main package (no more language packs)
# Fixed issue with k2 items not working correctly (always showing item 2)
# Fixed issue with tags being handled in editor button popup

05-Aug-2011 : v1.11.7

# J1.5 Fixed issue error on datetime.php
# J1.7 Fixed issue with modules with user group selections not working properly

04-Aug-2011 : v1.11.6

# J1.5 Fixed issue with setting elements not working

04-Aug-2011 : v1.11.5

# J1.7 Fixed issue with articles with user group selections not working properly

21-Jul-2011 : v1.11.4

^ Optimized code to make it faster
# Fixed issue with tags not being handled in some cases
# Fixed some issues with surrounding tags and whitespace

12-Jul-2011 : v1.11.3

# Fixed issue with tags not being handled in some cases

11-Jul-2011 : v1.11.1

+ Added ability to reference the article it is used in with {article current} or {article self}
^ Changed layout of options
^ Changed use of elements
# Fixed issue with JEventHandler error on some setups
# Fixed issue with tags not working outside component area of disabled components
# J1.5 Fixed issue with 'jS' in date format not working
# J1.7 Fixed issue with Read More text not being translated
# J1.7 Fixed issue with articles with higher access level showing
# J1.7 Fixed issue with date formats not working

23-May-2011 : v1.11.0

30-Mar-2011 : v1.10.3

^ Added break to prevent looping of article inclusion
^ Ads space before the '...' on limited text if last character is not a letter/number
^ Made code a little lighter
# Fixed issue content type selection field in editor button popup not working
# Fixed issue plugin being executed on raw format pages
# Fixed issue with readmore class not being inserted when it is 'readmore'
# Fixed issue with some non-UTF-8 pages breaking

25-Mar-2011 : v1.10.2

^ Changed word limit functionality to not strip text by default
# Fixed issue with leading/trailing paragraph/div tags not being handled well
# Fixed issue with search component breaking in some cases
# Fixed issue with special characters (UTF-8)
# Fixed issue with triple dots not being added on word limited text

17-Mar-2011 : v1.10.1

+ Added ability to limit text by number of words, like {text:20words}
^ Changed default readmore class to readon
^ Changed language files to be J1.6 ready
# Fixed issue with div alignment dropdown not working
# Fixed issue with editor button not working for registered/author level
# Fixed issue with navigation links of included article not working correctly
# Fixed issue with problems when html has multiple body tags
# Fixed issue with tags being interpreted in frontend editor fields with very large contents

13-Dec-2010 : v1.9.2

12-Dec-2010 : v1.9.1

# Cleaned up some code
# Fixed issues with document being called to early
# Fixed some issues with compatibility with AcyMailing
# Fixed some issues with loading of language strings

25-Nov-2010 : v1.9.0

+ Added checks to see if NoNumber Elements plugin is installed/enabled
^ Fixed and updated all language strings
^ Improved code to make it lighter/faster
# Fixed issue with tags being handled in edit fields

16-Nov-2010 : v1.8.0

# Fixed extension causing pages to break on some setups
# Fixed issue with not working in some forms (where they should)

15-Nov-2010 : v1.7.0

^ Changed to also renders k2 plugins over content
^ Improved code to make it lighter/faster
^ Made syntax also be handled in AcyMailing
^ Moved popup styles and images to NoNumber Elements plugin

03-Sep-2010 : v1.4.6

30-Aug-2010 : v1.4.5

+ Added option to turn off the handling of content plugins
# Fixed issue with errors when k2 hasn't been uninstalled properly

30-Jul-2010 : v1.4.4

# Fixed issue with text attributes (strip and length) not working (since 1.4.3)

29-Jul-2010 : v1.4.3

+ Added ability to add custom format on date values

24-Jul-2010 : v1.4.2

^ Changed way version and license information are displayed (now via ajax)
^ Changed way versions and licenses are checked (no more base64)

10-Jul-2010 : v1.4.1

# Fixed issue with error about reference passing

07-Jul-2010 : v1.4.0

+ Added ability to also display K2 extra fields
+ Added ability to also display values stored in the attribs/params
^ Improved some code to make it lighter
# Fixed incompatibility with php4 (due to use of stripos function)
# Fixed incompatibility with rokajaxsearch
# Fixed issue with readmore link not being completely SEF compatible
# Fixed some issues with (content) plugins being called on

22-May-2010 : v1.2.1

^ Improved removal of obsolete paragraph tags
# Fixed issue with ordering not working in (editor button) modal popup
# Fixed issue with some language strings not being loaded
# Fixed styling of notice in the (editor button) modal popup

12-May-2010 : v1.2.0

+ Added ability to set default data tags and parameters (in editors-xtd plugin parameters)
+ Added ability to set more than 1 data tag to insert
+ Added option to not place the HTML comments
+ Added option to strip html tags from the texts (text, intro, full)
^ Improved removal of obsolete paragraph tags
# Fixed issue with editor button popup page being accessible to all
# Fixed issue with surrounding tags with digits (like h1) not being closed
# Fixed issue with undefined index notice in some occasions
# Fixed issue with undefined reference error on some setups
# Fixed issues with script tags when cutting of text with max character limit
# Fixed issues with tags not closing properly when cutting of text with max character limit

02-Apr-2010 : v1.1.0

+ Added readmore class to readmore links
+ Content plugins are now executed over article text (even when placed in modules and such)
# Fixed issue with errors about registry for php 5.0.5
# Fixed issue with errors when using max character limit and article text is shorter
# Fixed issue with publish dates not being taken into account
# Fixed issue with rss feed breaking
# Fixed issues with tags not closing properly when cutting of text with max character limit
09-Feb-2010: v1.0.1
+ Added option to ignore published state of articles
+ Added some missing language strings
^ Reduced number of database queries
# Fixed issue with assignment to JACL user group levels not working correctly
# Fixed issue with deprecated syntax for php 5.3+
# Fixed issue with preg_match_all error in some cases (when article author is not set)
# Fixed location of Joomla! DTD files

20-Jan-2010 : v1.0.0

+ Added Commercial License Code support
+ First stable release
^ Moved elements to separate global plugin (also used by other extensions)
# Fixed issue with titles with special characters

19-Dec-2009 : v0.2.0

+ Added tag to place a read more link
+ Added tag to place the url to the article
^ Changed syntax
^ Improved way texts get cut of when using maximum length

Jennifer Sanders

codeware solutions

Ever wonder how managing your website without copy pasting part of an article in another one? Well article anywhere do the job for you and keep you away from duplicates. This is trully life-saver as I have "reminder" here and there on many articles and it would be such a waste of time of having to edit them all one by one. With article anywhere, I only have to edit one article and that's it! Even more, there is a great support by it's developer Peter!

04 Jul 2014

lili

helsen

This extension saved me big time. K2 is limited on the frontend editing option, Especially when dealing with articles in modules. This extension was perfect and all requests to the developer were resolved quickly and support was exellent!!! I will be looking at the other extensions because they just take Joomla and K2 to the next level. Money well spent. Thank you!

12 Apr 2014

Ronnie van de Laak

Not sure how I lived without this as it is probably my favorite download thus far. Installed on my Joomla3.2 site with no problems. Once installed it took me all of 3-5 minutes to test it...Works Perfect!!! Thanks!!!

11 Feb 2014

Daylin Farrow

breakdesigns.net

I have been using this plugin for two years and had a problem when migrating from Joomla! 1.5 to Joomla! 3. It turns out it was due not actually due to the plugin but the developer fixed it for me extremely quickly anyway.

08 Jan 2014

Richard Wells

I've had this extension for a while and found it to be the best around. The support I got to solve a small issue (mine -- not the extensions) was fast and very easy to understand. I have the PRO version and I recommend it highly.

06 Jan 2014

Kathy Ahrendt

An excellent plugin. I can place articles anywhere in my site, even other components. The shortcode is very easy and I can modify it. I can not say anything about support because I didn't need it. Thank you Peter.

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